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FEC May Tighten Restrictions on Internet Political Activity
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Posted on 02/14/2005 9:43:03 AM PST by unixfox
FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET
The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL reports Monday.
The FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of 'public communications.
Specifically, the FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of "public communications." While coordinated communications are considered campaign contributions and therefore subject to strict contribution limits, current FEC regulations adopted in 2002 carve out an exemption for coordinated political communications that are transmitted over the Internet.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; fec; firstamendment; freespeech; internet; noamendment1; nowuseamendment2
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I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:43:03 AM PST
by
unixfox
To: unixfox
Ugh, fk them. Will our government stop trampling over our rights?
To: unixfox
Looks like NPR will be put out of business. They coordinate their web site and radio broadcasts with the RAT party.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:45:01 AM PST
by
John Lenin
(Moral decay is running rampant and good people do nothing)
To: unixfox
Might be time to start puttin' some ammo back....
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:45:16 AM PST
by
wolfpat
(Dum vivimus, vivamus)
To: bahblahbah
Yes. As soon as "We the People" get fed up with them doing it. No sign of that happening yet.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:45:28 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(The neighborhood is pretty dead at night, and I'm the one to blame....)
To: unixfox
I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment. Neither had the Supreme Court when they ruled on campaign finance reform.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:45:47 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Blackwell for Governor 2006: hated by the 'Rats, feared by the RINOs.)
To: bahblahbah
Only if they become afraid of us again.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:45:59 AM PST
by
An Old Marine
(Freedom isn't Free)
To: unixfox
Lemme guess. Conservative political activity will be declared illegal & commie/liberal political activity will be championed;)
To: unixfox
This is how they neuter the internet.
Oh well. Fun while it lasted.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:46:14 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999!)
To: unixfox; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:47:23 AM PST
by
EdReform
(Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
To: John Lenin
Looks like NPR will be put out of business. They coordinate their web site and radio broadcasts with the RAT party. That's a flat out lie. NPR is the propaganda wing of the Green party and only coordinates with the Rats on days that end in "Y".
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:49:01 AM PST
by
Drango
(tag line under repair)
To: unixfox
If they don't try to direct it, they won't have to suspect it.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:50:26 AM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
To: John Lenin
NPR, PBS, C-Span...
They'll all get a pass, because those are funded by us, whether or not we want it.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:50:28 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Ted "Kids, I Sunk the Honey" Kennedy is just a drunk who's never held a job (or had to).)
To: unixfox
Outrageous.
The article should start out, "Under pressure from the whiney underdog Socialist party..."
To: unixfox
I think I should get a tax write off if I use my computer, ISP, and web space for political punditry.
To: unixfox
Would that force Free Republic to take out all campaign related links?
To: unixfox
I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.No, they just fear and despise it.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:51:41 AM PST
by
Bella_Bru
(You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
To: right wing
This is one of Hillary's pet projects...stamping out conservative talk radio and internet activities..watch her.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:52:44 AM PST
by
smiley
To: bahblahbah
Lines are being drawn, will we stop them from crossing over them?
The sheeple are STILL asleep and my guess is that will continue.
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:53:18 AM PST
by
unixfox
(AMERICA - 20 Million ILLEGALS Can't Be Wrong!)
To: unixfox
Lets not be too hasty in our victimness-----Ever heard of Move-on
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posted on
02/14/2005 9:53:20 AM PST
by
Foolsgold
(dumped daschel he he he he)
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